In a conventional sense, it was an imperfect, inconsistent, all-important win.
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Ertz played the most snaps out of any skill player.
“We’ve had communication issues (between Bradford and his receivers)”.
“DeMeco does it in every fashion for us whether it’s on the field or off the field”, Kelly continued.
“I feel good. It’s all a work in progress though”, Beckham said. “We all need to improve on the offensive side of the ball”. The Giants couldn’t capitalize off any of the turnovers while the Eagles certainly did. We get it. That’s a fair and important point.
Philadelphia is now 3-3 having won two consecutive games and tied for the top spot in the NFC East with New York also 3-3. The game began well for New York as quarterback Eli Manning drove his offense 80 yards for an early score and early lead. He has 192 of his 239 yards in the last two games. That’s two sizable additions to the plus-side of the ledger. But we’ve got a season now, and that’s a lot better than it felt two weeks ago. Obviously the first touchdown to [Riley Cooper]. “We hit Miles [Austin] on a nice seam route”.
“If we win, man it’s going to be so loud”, Graham said. But it’s hard to dive into the victory lap without hitting cement at the bottom of the pool. And through six games, it’s a very shaky argument that Philadelphia has found its.
Manning had completed his first 10 passes in a textbook start that included an eight-play, 80-yard touchdown drive on the opening possession of the game.
Still, the Eagles did have 425 yards of total offense despite the three interceptions and one fumble.
If no one is open, all Manning has to do is throw the ball away.
-Sweet Jesus was Sam Bradford bad. Add in two fumbles (one lost) and he looks like a guy with a few ball security issues. Which is a worst-case kind of thing at quarterback. Coach Jim Caldwell says that Zenner was in the hospital after being injured in Sunday’s overtime win over Chicago. But that doesn’t change what he is right not: mercurial at best.
Kelly was asked if there’s anything the coaching staff can do in practice to help Bradford cut down on the interceptions.
None of which addresses why Bradford turning it around is so important for both himself and the franchise. The offensive line had all the sudden chose to stop blocking and later on the defense just let the Falcons go swiftly down the field for the game winning score.
Zito went 165-143 with a 4.04 ERA in parts of 15 big league seasons, which also included seven years with the San Francisco Giants.
RB DeMarco Murray finally showed why the Eagles signed him for so much money. Which likely means they aren’t reading the defensive coverages correctly and adjusting their pattern. The other guys have to make plays. They allowed the 49ers to creep back into the game and with little time left they stole the lead.
“A couple of them fall on me”, he said. “But I don’t anticipate … they’re day to day”.
“There was no doubt I was going to go out there and try to do whatever I could”, he said. “We have to clean that up”. We’ve talked about that, [Bradford] getting more familiar in terms of what we’re doing. “It was definitely a momentum shift and something we needed as a team”. “When we mix things up on offense like we did tonight, this can be a very good offense”.
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And while Monday night’s stumble-fest will never be looped on a highlight reel at the Hall of Fame in Canton, there were encouraging aspects. But there are no illusions about whether the form and fashion can remain a fixture.
